“Through boxing, I teach anti-bullying strategies, not through violence, but via the art of building a proper regime of work, exercise and confidence building.

“What I am looking for are facilities where I can rent on a long-term lease, or even buy.”

The project has the backing of borough councillor Ted Parton.

He said: “When I attended a recent training evening, I was saddened as so many people came to the door, but had to be turned away because of lack of room in the Community Centre.

“Amo has and is helping so many young people and is desperate to help many more.

“He is looking to expand his coaching, preferably to full-time, as he has a deep passion and vision for turning wayward young people’s lives around.

“This is something he has been working at for the last year and it is producing some startlingly impressive results.

“He is regularly contacted by heads from schools in Loughborough, Barrow and Shepshed. He has brought many truant teenagers back into mainstream school by teaching them life skills through the medium of boxing.

“The unhappy reality is that while we cannot find new facilities, many people with issues in their lives, who could receive life-changing help from Amo, will have to carry on suffering.”